The very first film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards was 1927's Wings which starred screen legend Clara Bow and introduced future legend Gary Cooper. The movie was the first and last silent film to win Best Picture and also was one of the first mainstream films to depict nudity and a same sex kiss.
Wait, what? Yes, it was real nudity, not a bare ankle. Ms. Bow's famed bosom is bared in a fleeting moment on screen. The same sex kiss is between two young soldiers, one of whom is dying on the battlefield. It isn't meant to be a tender moment between homo-sexual lovers, but brotherly affection.
The film was long thought missing, with not even its studio Paramount Pictures owning a copy. An old, decaying print was found in France and extensively restored by Paramount for a DVD and Blu-Ray release.
